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I ig Archaedogical materials should be encountered during ground-disturbing activities. The methods and results of the study are detailed below. Study Area Location and Desc�tion The 9.9 acreJ ro'ect area is located on the north side of Lovelace Road, between Airport Way P and U t n Roid, 5 miles south of the City of Stockton and north of the City of Manteca in San Joaquin County. The project area is located in the north half of Section 18, T1S/R7E, as depicted on the Lathrop and Manteca, USGS 7.5° quadrangles. The project vicinity is characterized by relatively flat farmland. Vegetation consists of annual grasses and forties, as well as agricultural crops and orchards. The project area consists of a recently plowed pumpkin field, which comprises the majority of the project area. This area is located directly west of the existing facility. The remainder of the project area is a small strip of land which is covered with grasses and tumbleweeds and appears to be an abandoned field. It is adjacent to the north side of the existing facility . Study Methods The archaeological investigation of the Lovelace Road Transfer Station project area involved two steps: prefield research and an on-foot survey. Prefield Research. Prior to field survey, research was conducted to determine whether known or suspected cultural resources were located within the project area and to predict the likelihood of unrecorded archaeological sites based on the environmental settings of nearby known sites. A records search of the project area (File #1737 L) was conducted by the staff of the Central California Information Center of the California Archaeological Inventory, housed at California State University, Stanislaus. According to the Information Center files, no recorded cultural resources are located within the project area or within a 1-mile radius of the project area, and no archaeological studies of the property have been conducted. Three cultural resource surveys have been conducted within a 1- mile radius of the project area: Orlins (1979), Cleland et al. (1987), and Chavez (1981). Field Methods. The project area was archaeologically surveyed on 30 October 1992 by Sarah Moran. The parcel was examined while walking in approximately 20 to 25-meter wide parallel transects. Ground visibility in the plowed field was good, however, visibility in the portion of ' land north of the existing facility was poor due to a dense coverage of grasses and tumbleweeds. This area was examined more closely. J-3